New ITIL Lifecycle Structure
IT services have lifecycles in the same way as products and processes. ITIL service management best practices define services lifecycles to describe […]
5 Sampling Methods That You Need to Know
Each Six Sigma project will require the team to take a sample from the population they are studying. Lean Six Sigma courses […]
Five Positions You Must Have in a Six Sigma team
Six Sigma is a team sport. Six Sigma is a team sport. Six Sigma projects cannot be executed using the best Six […]
5 Objectives for Release and Deployment Management
There are several core processes that make up the ITIL Service Transition stage. ITIL training reveals that the release and deployment management […]
ITIL Request Fulfillment Process: 5 Objectives
There are several processes that aid in achieving the primary goals of the ITIL Service Operation stage. Customers can access services at […]
Lessons from 2008: Web 2.0 Style
by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com Although I’m still relatively new to Twitter, I believe I’m now officially addicted. It’s a great way for […]
Anita Wotiz’s Lessons from Anita Wotiz Anita Wotiz was the guest blogger this week at the UCSC Extension Silicon Valley Project Management blog. She wrote a great post entitled “An unrepeatable victory?” You can read it here. It was wonderful to hear about the project, particularly the lessons learned and how they relate to my own experience. I wouldn’t consider the first set of factors to be insurmountable. It’s possible to influence these factors, although it is easier in certain cases. Paraphrased:
A PM can influence the work of others on a project and ensure that they are competent. My experience shows that the […]
Lessons learned for Project Management Conferences (right to left). Dux, Bas and Cornelius were at the 2010 North America Global Congress, which was hosted by the Project Management Institute. Over the next few weeks, I will be posting video and photographs from the event. It was a great experience and I have gained a lot from it. I want to share my lessons learned with the PMI and other organizations that are hosting conferences of this nature. This should not be taken in a negative light. I enjoyed the congress. However, we can always improve! You know me well, I like to tell it as it is. [update: I received an email this morning from PMI with a link to a survey for feedback. Please complete the survey to help PMI improve future events. Moderation of Large Session Questions After the Vivek Kundra talk, especially, the first few questions (especially the first) needed to be moderated. People who are looking to be a spokesman for their cause can take advantage of these opportunities. I recommend that you set the ground rules for the group in the same way as you would for a business meeting. In order to allow everyone to ask questions, give each person a question. Each audience member will have 30 seconds to answer their question. This will allow the moderator to cut off anyone without appearing rude. These ground rules will make it difficult to choose between looking like a jerk and letting someone else with their own mission take over the session with thousands of people watching and cringing. Clarity of Scope for Area of Focus Session I like to ask complete strangers what their thoughts are about the event so far while I’m waiting in an elevator or grabbing food. Without prompting, I received the same critique from 30-40 people. The same criticism is mine. Too many sessions were attended when the expectations based upon the presentation descriptions were not met. Two things led to this. Either the session wasn’t really focused on what the attendee was thinking going in, or 2) it was not at the level (beginner to intermediate, advanced) that was advertised. This is why it is a problem. Dissatisfaction can result, just like in projects. It’s as if the outcome of the sessions is a random guess. This results in fewer attendees for future sessions, especially for first-timers. PMI should aim to impress them and keep them coming back next year. How do you solve it? How to Solve It? This will be written by the presenter and compared to the materials by a PMI volunteer coordinator to ensure that the description is accurate. The PMI volunteer organizer will assess the difficulty level (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) and not the presenter. Each presenter should be able to provide a 300-500 word abstract prior to the congress. To help attendees make their decision, presenters must answer questions such as these:
What level of knowledge/experience should I have before I present the presentation? What is the value I can expect to gain from […]
Learning the Hard Way. – by laverrue via Flickr. I was completely lost when I first became interested in formal project management. I didn’t know where I should start. I also didn’t understand the lingo so I didn’t always get it all. My goal for pmStudent.com was to help others avoid the pain of trying to get into project management. I am currently working behind the scenes on some things (top secret, sorry, this information is classified!) I hope that this will help me achieve my goal of teaching project management to everyone who is interested. I have shared many of my learning experiences over the years on this blog. Now I want you to share yours so that we don’t have the same mistakes. Tell the pmStudent community about a time when you learned a lesson in project management.
Who are the actors on the stage of your story? (Please, no names or companies) What happened? What would you have done […]
Learning Project Management
I completed my project management degree at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. I have approximately 10 years of experience as a PM […]